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1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1999 Direct Line International Championships
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
Runners-upCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Score6–4 retired
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1999 Direct Line International Championships doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tennis tournament held in Eastbourne, England and part of the European grass court season. The draw consisted of 16 teams of which four were seeded. Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná were the defending doubles champions but each competed with different partners in 1999. De Swardt partnered Elena Tatarkova and reached the semifinals where they lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Novotná teamed with Natasha Zvereva and they retired in the final to Hingis and Kournikova after losing the first set 4–6.

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Belarus N Zvereva
3 6 6
  United States D Graham
United States L McNeil
6 0 1 1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6  
  United States K Adams
United States C Rubin
6 6     United States K Adams
United States C Rubin
4 4  
  United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
4 3   1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6  
4 Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6     Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
1 4  
  Latvia L Neiland
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
1 2   4 Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
4 4  
  Australia R McQuillan
United States C Morariu
6 4     Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
6 6  
  Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
7 6   1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Belarus N Zvereva
4 r  
  South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6 6 2 Switzerland M Hingis
Russia A Kournikova
6    
WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
2 7 1   South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6  
  Australia K Kunce
United States K Po
7 6     Australia K Kunce
United States K Po
4 2  
3 France A Fusai
France N Tauziat
5 3     South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova
2 2  
Q Croatia M Murić
Greece C Papadáki
2 4   2 Switzerland M Hingis
Russia A Kournikova
6 6  
  South Africa A Coetzer
United States L Raymond
6 6     South Africa A Coetzer
United States L Raymond
0 5  
  Romania I Spîrlea
Netherlands C Vis
6 2   2 Switzerland M Hingis
Russia A Kournikova
6 7  
2 Switzerland M Hingis
Russia A Kournikova
7 6  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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Qualifiers

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  1. Croatia Maja Murić / Greece Christína Papadáki

Qualifying draw

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Key

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
         
1 Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
7
  United States Amy Frazier
United States Katie Schlukebir
9
  United States Amy Frazier
United States Katie Schlukebir
4
  Croatia Maja Murić
Greece Christína Papadáki
8
  Croatia Maja Murić
Greece Christína Papadáki
8
  Italy Laura Golarsa
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
5
  Croatia Maja Murić
Greece Christína Papadáki
8
  Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
4
WC Croatia Mirjana Lučić
United Kingdom Samantha Smith
5
  France Amélie Cocheteux
France Émilie Loit
8
  France Amélie Cocheteux
France Émilie Loit
6
  Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
8
  Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
8
2 Japan Miho Saeki
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
2
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